The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.6° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3386
3525
3184
3160
2952
3236
3300
3342
3139
3273
2598
2250
2149
1931
1699
1455
1297
1153
939
826
694
614
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:51AM1.36m
00:01AM1.47m
12:48PM1.34m
00:46AM1.30m
1:52PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.32m
5:50PM0.44m
6:31AM0.36m
6:50PM0.56m
7:14AM0.40m
8:01PM0.66m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
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